| Broadcast area | Grand Rapids metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1260kHz |
| Branding | Joy Worship 96.5/98.9 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary worship music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Lanser Broadcasting |
| WJQK | |
| History | |
First air date | 1956 (as WJBL) |
Former call signs | WWJQ (1/4/82-1/10/03) WJBL (1956-1/4/82) |
Call sign meaning | Praise aNdWorship |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 36532 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 10,000watts day 1,000 watts night |
| Translator(s) | 96.5 W243BD (Zeeland) 98.9 W255DI (Zeeland) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | joyworship.today |
WPNW (1260AM) is acontemporary worship musicradio station inZeeland, Michigan, in theUnited States.
Signing on the air on November 2, 1956, it originally had the call letters WJBL (standing for the initials of owner-partners John, Bud and Len). Sister station WJBL-FM had a frequency of 94.5 MHz (currentlyWKLQ).
WJBL became WWJQ in January 1982 when purchased by Lanser Broadcasting. In the mid-1980s, WWJQ was aBeautiful Music station. When it was paired with FM sister stationWJQK, it was known as WJQ AM and FM. In January 2003, WWJQ became WPNW ("praise and worship").
Lanser Broadcasting also ownsWJQK.
As of September 1, 2005, it flipped to news/talk, after several years as a praise and worship station. It's positioned as "1260 The Pledge".
On August 31, 2020, WPNW changed formats from religious talk to worship music, branded as "Joy Worship 96.5/98.9".[2]
WPNW programming is simulcast on FM translators 96.5W243BD and 98.9W255DI, also licensed to Zeeland.
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